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Competitive Exams · English · question 968

Q968

The first of . . . . . . . . January is . . . . . . . . holiday in many countries.

A.
the, a
B.
no article, an
C.
no article, a
Answer
D.
the, no article

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In the first blank, 'January' is the name of a month and mostly no article is used with proper nouns.
In the second blank, 'holiday' is used to denote one of the holidays. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used.